If you’re looking for a convenient way to share your printer on a wireless network as well as backup/share data from all connected computers on the network, then you’ll want to check out the newly announced Belkin Home Base.

Home Base works within an existing wireless network and allows networked users access to a single shared printer. In addition, users can connect external hard drives to one of the four USB ports to save/share music, pictures and videos. Home Base will automatically back up connected computers periodically to a connected external hard drive.

The device also comes with a small social feature – allowing users to automatically share pictures directly to a Flickr or Picasa account.

Folks with gaming consoles will also be able to wirelessly access media stored on an attached hard drive.

Home Base comes with 4 USB 2.0 ports, supports 802.11 b/g/n, and supports WPS security for convenient wireless setup.

You’ll be able to pick one up now for $129.99.

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Above is the “world’s smallest 300 Mbps Wireless N Travel Router Kit” (model TEW-654TR) from the folks at TRENDnet. Bring this unit with you and share a single Internet connection with multiple users at the same time. The unit measures a mere 2.5 x 3.25 x 0.75 inches and features:

• Reset button
• Power port
• One 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port
• LED display for power and link status
• Access Point and Access Point Client modes
• MIMO antenna technology
• One-touch Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
• 802.11 b/g/n (draft 2.0)
• NAT and SPI support
• Wireless encryption includes 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2-RADIUS and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
• Supports full duplex 802.3x flow control
• Multiple VPN pass-through sessions for IPSec and PPTP

The 300 Mbps Wireless N Travel Router Kit will be available in North America for $75 dollars.

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Netgear announced earlier this week that their new Home Theater Internet Connection Kit, model XAVB1004, is now available worldwide for a suggested retail price of $179.99. The kit comes with one Powerline AV Adapter with Ethernet switch (XAV1004), one Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter (XAV101), two Ethernet cables, one AC power cord, an installation guide, and a setup CD.  The XAVB1004 allows you to connect multiple Ethernet-enabled entertainment devices (game consoles, Blu-ray players, HDTVs, etc) to the Internet and to your home network using existing electrical wiring at home with support for speeds up to 200Mbps.

Other features found with the kit include:

• Advanced energy management capabilities for automatic port and device-level sleep modes and wake-on-activity functionality to reduce energy usage
• Port-based Quality of Service (QoS) to ensure highest priority applications are allocated more bandwidth
• Push-N-Secure to secure Powerline AV network with the push of a button
• Pick-a-Plug – multi-color LED to determine the strength of the powerline connection without looking at the computer
• 128 bit AES data encryption
• HomePlug AV compatible
• Connects up to 4 devices

You can also purchase additional accessories for your home networking including the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter (XAV101) for $69.99, Powerline AV Adapter with Ethernet Switch (XAV1004) for $99.99, and Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Kit (XAVB101) for $149.99.

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MobileBurn is out with a quick review of the new Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot (which is set to go on sale starting on the 17th of this month). In case you’ve already forgotten, the MiFi is a portable Wi-Fi access point allowing you to share a single Verizon Wireless 3G mobile broadband connection with multiple Wi-Fi enabled devices. Here’s what MobileBurn thought of the device:

“If you are looking for 3G access for your computer or smartphone while out on the road, it doesn’t get much better than the MiFi 2200. We give it a “Highly Recommended” rating.”

The MiFi will cost $99.99 after a $50 dollar mail-in rebate and a new two year agreement. Price plans for the 3G service are as follows:

• $39.99 a month for 250MB monthly allowance and 10 cents per MB overage
• $59.99 a month for 5GB monthly allowances and 5 cents per MB overage

You can also purchase a Mobile Broadband DayPass for $15 dollars a day if the MiFi is purchased at the full price.

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Axis Communications announces their new P13 Network Cameras – a series of fixed day and night cameras with features such as HDTV video, H.264 streams, simplified installation, remote back access, and pixel counter features. The P13 series consists of the P1343 Network Camera with SVGA resolution, the P1344 which delivers 1MP/HDTV 720p resolution, and the P1346 which delivers 3MP/HDTV 1080p resolution.

Other notable features of the P13 series include:

• Two way audio support with enhanced audio quality
• Video intelligence (e.g. Video Motion Detection)
• Audio Detection
• Camera tempering detection
• Support for optional SD/SDHC memory card for local video recordings
• Multiple individually configurable video streams in H.264 compression
• Motion JPEG support
• Support for power over Ethernet

The new P13 network cameras will be available to order in the third quarter of this year/

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One of the first things I do whenever I move into a new apartment is wire up all the rooms with some Cat 5 cabling. Yes.. I have to have wired networking in all the rooms – wireless just won’t do. Now of course, laying down your own Cat 5 cabling isn’t exactly a viable option for everyone so what can you do when you need some high speed networking? How about transforming that coaxial cabling that’s probably in your household into a high speed Ethernet network? Yes.. that’s right – you can do exactly that with the relatively inexpensive MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit.

For $229, you get two MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapters – one adapter that can be plugged into your home router and another that can be plugged into your Ethernet-ready device. The kit supports the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (hence, the MoCA) 1.1 certification which basically ensures compatibility with cable and DSL network, interference-free television viewing over existing cable services and interoperability with other MoCA 1.0 and 1.1 products.

Other cool features include:

• Up to 270 Mbps transfer speeds
• Data encryption for data privacy
• Measures 25.4 x 171.5 x 111.1 mm and weighs 0.28 kg
• One 10/100 Ethernet port
• One F-type MoCA 1.0 port
• One F-type out to TV tuner

The kit comes with two MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapters, two RG-6 Coax cables with F-Type connectors, two Ethernet cables, two power cables, and documentation.

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If you happen to be a believer in Wireless USB, then you might be interested in this upcoming IOGEAR product – the Wireless USB to VGA Video Card Model GUW2015V. This product connects your computer to a display using Wireless USB. 

All you need to do is install the included drivers, pair the device with the wireless USB enabled computer and then watch your video content on the secondary display. The Wireless USB to VGA Video Card device is a convenient way of extending your desktop space across multiple monitors without having to worry about running additional cables.

Features include:

• Get multi-monitor capabilities wirelessly using Wireless USB
• Use a notebook for viewing multiple displays
• View your computer content on a larger display such as a LCD or Plasma television set

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Next up for IOGEAR is their new USB Share Station – model GUIP201. You attach the Share Station to your Ethernet network and to a USB device and then share that device with any computer on the network. The Share Station can share up to 4 USB devices using a USB hub throughout your home and is compatible with external hard drives, flash drives, memory card readers, USB webcams, USB speakers, or USB Multi-function printers.  In fact, you can attach a USB webcam to the USB Share Station and then get yourself a cheap network attached video monitoring system for your home or small office.

The GUIP201 comes with a built in print server which will automatically identify your printer make/model upon connection, and it complies with USB 2.0 specification. Here’s the full feature list:

• Share up to 4 USB devices through your home or office network by connecting to a USB 2.0 Hub
• Wirelessly share your USB devices through your wireless router.
• Share an external hard drive, flash drive or memory card reader with multiple users over your network
• Share a USB webcam over a network
• Enjoy music stored on any networked PC with a USB speaker
• Allows multiple users to share a Multi-Function Printer (MFP) over a network to print,scan, and fax from any networked computer
• Supported protocols:, LPR/LPD, IPP, Raw TCP / JetDirect, DHCP, UPnP
• Supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices
• Works with any home or office Ethernet network

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Here’s the IOGEAR PCPortal (Model GCN1000) which provides remote access to a computer or compatible KVM switch allowing you to control or monitor a computer from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. Once connected, all you need to have is an Internet connection, a web browser, and the current IP address of the router in use.

This remote access solution is completely hardware based so you don’t need a working OS on the local computer in order for it to function properly. This means you can use the GCN1000 to diagnose systems with issues, or go into the BIOS to change settings, etc.  Once you’re connected to the GCN1000, performing tasks on the remote computer will feel like you’re virtually sitting in front of the system itself. You can control a single computer by connecting the GCN1000 directly to the system or you can control different systems by connecting the device to a compatible KVM switch.

The system supports up to eight users of which two may be logged on simultaneously (although only one operator has control of the remote computer though).

The GCN1000 also comes with a USB 2.0 Virtual Media port which allows you to connect a USB flash drive on your system and use it as if it was plugged directly into the local USB port on the remote PC.

Features include:

• Control or monitor your home or office PC from anywhere in the world with a LAN, WAN, or Internet connection
• Hardware based solution allowing BIOS level control for remote troubleshooting
• Remote access via browser
• Authentication and SSL 128 bit encryption for security
• USB 2.0 virtual media port allows file transfer between local and remote compter
• Control multiple computers by connecting to a USB KVM switch
• Firmware upgradeable
• Measures 1.2 x 6.9 x 3.25 inches

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Running long stretches of HDMI cable throughout your home can be an expensive proposition. One alternative to this is the Ethereal Home Theater HDMI-CAT5D System which leverages CAT5/6 cabling commonly found in homes today (and if not, is inexpensive to purchase and deploy).  The system sends HDMI signals down two unshielded CAT5/SE or CAT6 cables and consists of Tx(send) and Rx(receive) units and two networking (RJ45) type connectors at each end for an easy-to-install and service interface. The HDMI-CAT5D system works with CAT5 cable lengths up to 75 feet, CAT5E cable lengths up to 100 feet and CAT6 cable lengths up to 200 feet.

The HDMI-CAT5D system utilizes Leviton Decora-style wall plates and is intended for in-wall installations. The unit can be purchased on the Ethereal for $535.99.

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